Dr. Andrew Chesnut
@drdeathanddivinity.bsky.social
Chaired Professor of Religious Studies at VCU https://vcu.academia.edu/AndrewChesnut |Santa Muerte| Film, TV & News Consultant| Expert Witness| My Books https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KHTDGE
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The new 3rd edition of my seminal book on Santa Muerte, the fastest growing NRM on the planet, is available at Amazon and other bookshops across the globe! a.co/d/7MtxnDt #BookSky #AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte #Religion
I called it yesterday! bsky.app/profile/drde...
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I called it yesterday! bsky.app/profile/drde...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today — ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007!
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/... #AcademicSky #Religion #USA
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/... #AcademicSky #Religion #USA
Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World
The 17-percentage-point drop in U.S. religiosity over the past decade is among the largest declines measured in the Gallup World Poll.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today — ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007!
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/... #AcademicSky #Religion #USA
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/... #AcademicSky #Religion #USA
I have no doubt that the red Angel of Death in Frankenstein by
@realgdt.bsky.social was inspired by Mexican folk saint, Santa Muerte! Check out this limited edition tequila that del Toro released several years ago which I cam across in Santa Fe, New Mexico! #Frankenstein #SantaMuerte #Mexico
@realgdt.bsky.social was inspired by Mexican folk saint, Santa Muerte! Check out this limited edition tequila that del Toro released several years ago which I cam across in Santa Fe, New Mexico! #Frankenstein #SantaMuerte #Mexico
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I have no doubt that the red Angel of Death in Frankenstein by
@realgdt.bsky.social was inspired by Mexican folk saint, Santa Muerte! Check out this limited edition tequila that del Toro released several years ago which I cam across in Santa Fe, New Mexico! #Frankenstein #SantaMuerte #Mexico
@realgdt.bsky.social was inspired by Mexican folk saint, Santa Muerte! Check out this limited edition tequila that del Toro released several years ago which I cam across in Santa Fe, New Mexico! #Frankenstein #SantaMuerte #Mexico
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Not often I say this but go US Catholic bishops!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Not often I say this but go US Catholic bishops!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Let's see if Trump doesn't order airstrikes on Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files?!
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Let's see if Trump doesn't order airstrikes on Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files?!
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The first Scandinavian Santa Muerte devotee I ever came across died yesterday in his native Sweden. I featured him in the new 3rd edition of my book and he was very helpful with research contacts in Mexico City. R.I.P. Joakim Karlsson, 1971-2025. #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #Sweden
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The first Scandinavian Santa Muerte devotee I ever came across died yesterday in his native Sweden. I featured him in the new 3rd edition of my book and he was very helpful with research contacts in Mexico City. R.I.P. Joakim Karlsson, 1971-2025. #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #Sweden
Impeachment now!!
Jeffrey Epstein: Donald Trump “Knew about the girls”
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Impeachment now!!
The first Scandinavian Santa Muerte devotee I ever came across died yesterday in his native Sweden. I featured him in the new 3rd edition of my book and he was very helpful with research contacts in Mexico City. R.I.P. Joakim Karlsson, 1971-2025. #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #Sweden
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The first Scandinavian Santa Muerte devotee I ever came across died yesterday in his native Sweden. I featured him in the new 3rd edition of my book and he was very helpful with research contacts in Mexico City. R.I.P. Joakim Karlsson, 1971-2025. #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #Sweden
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At the veteran led No War on Our Cities protest in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At the veteran led No War on Our Cities protest in DC.
Belief in life after death is highest in Muslim-majority nations and lowest in Western Europe, China, Viet Nam, Japan, and Russia.
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Belief in life after death is highest in Muslim-majority nations and lowest in Western Europe, China, Viet Nam, Japan, and Russia.
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Academia.edu founder and CEO, Dr. Richard Price, features my research on Santa Muerte and Day of the Dead in his latest podcast "Academia In-Depth"!
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Academia.edu founder and CEO, Dr. Richard Price, features my research on Santa Muerte and Day of the Dead in his latest podcast "Academia In-Depth"!
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
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Yesterday in La Paz, Bolivia...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
"Las ñatitas": protectoras y dispersadoras de favores
YouTube video by Noticias Bolivisión Al Día
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday in La Paz, Bolivia...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
Academia.edu founder and CEO, Dr. Richard Price, features my research on Santa Muerte and Day of the Dead in his latest podcast "Academia In-Depth"!
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Academia.edu founder and CEO, Dr. Richard Price, features my research on Santa Muerte and Day of the Dead in his latest podcast "Academia In-Depth"!
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
drive.google.com/file/d/1JQZo... #AcademicSky #SantaMuerte #BookSky #Mexico
Reposted by Dr. Andrew Chesnut
The new 3rd edition of my seminal book on Santa Muerte, the fastest growing NRM on the planet, is available at Amazon and other bookshops across the globe! a.co/d/7MtxnDt #BookSky #AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte #Religion
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The new 3rd edition of my seminal book on Santa Muerte, the fastest growing NRM on the planet, is available at Amazon and other bookshops across the globe! a.co/d/7MtxnDt #BookSky #AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte #Religion
Yesterday in La Paz, Bolivia...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
"Las ñatitas": protectoras y dispersadoras de favores
YouTube video by Noticias Bolivisión Al Día
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday in La Paz, Bolivia...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
Las Ñatitas are human skulls venerated in Bolivia, especially in La Paz, as part of a syncretic tradition blending pre-Columbian ancestor worship with Catholic practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=firi...
Reposted by Dr. Andrew Chesnut
Con mi analisis para la prensa mexicana
www.milenio.com/comunidad/sa... #Mexico #AcademicSky #Santeria #Religion
www.milenio.com/comunidad/sa... #Mexico #AcademicSky #Santeria #Religion
Sacrificios de animales: el debate entre la fé y el maltrato animal
De Cuba al Mercado de Sonora, aunque las alertas se encienden en Halloween todo el año diversas especies son sacrificadas con fines religiosos.
www.milenio.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Con mi analisis para la prensa mexicana
www.milenio.com/comunidad/sa... #Mexico #AcademicSky #Santeria #Religion
www.milenio.com/comunidad/sa... #Mexico #AcademicSky #Santeria #Religion
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Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and Congressional Representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, hanging with the Santa Muerte kids!
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and Congressional Representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, hanging with the Santa Muerte kids!
Reposted by Dr. Andrew Chesnut
See ya in Paris, witches!
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
See ya in Paris, witches!
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Do good or else!
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Do good or else!
Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and Congressional Representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, hanging with the Santa Muerte kids!
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and Congressional Representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, hanging with the Santa Muerte kids!
See ya in Paris, witches!
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
See ya in Paris, witches!
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Jews and Mormons not keen on tatts...
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Jews and Mormons not keen on tatts...
Do good or else!
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Do good or else!